| Size | 299px |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Piaggio Aero |
| First flight | 1952 |
| Retired | 1954 |
| Primary user | Italian Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
The Piaggio P.150 was a 1950s Italian two-seat trainer designed and built by Piaggio to meet an Italian Air Force requirement to replace the North American T-6.
Development
The P.150 was designed and built to compete as an Italian Air Force T-6 replacement against the Fiat G.49 and Macchi MB.323. The P.150 was an all-metal low-wing cantilever monoplane with a wide-track retractable tailwheel landing gear. The pilot and instructor were seated in tandem under one glazed canopy. It was originally powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engine and later an Alvis Leonides engine. The aircraft was not chosen and did not go into production.
Operators
- Italian Air Force operated only one aircraft for test evaluation from 1952 until 1954[1]
References
- ^ "Italian Air Force". aeroflight. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- Bridgman, Leonard (ed.) (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54. London: Jan's.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2714